Compliance Project

[Idgie]

Thanks, moonlight! I wouldn't say it was delicious, but it sure was pretty.

[bunsofaluminum]

Mmmm, I like the look of all that spinach in the rice!

[Idgie]

Thanks, buns!

Plan for today:
B: taro/radish cakes
L: dal vegetable soup, carrot sticks
D: I think my partner's making oil-free ratatouille
S: fruit, oil-free ramen, soup

Actual:
B:
L: dal vegetable soup
S: small packet of vegan fruit snacks (blood sugar was crashing)
D: restaurant meal (1/2 portion of whole wheat spaghetti with roasted veggie sauce and a tiny sprinkling of vegan cheese; 1 breadstick dipped in marinara)
S: hot water with lemon
S: raw veggie sticks dipped in sweet dijon

Plan for tomorrow:
B: savory oatmeal and an apple
L: sweet potatoes and veggies
D: brown rice sushi bowls
S: fruits, veggies, soup, sweet potatoes

[Idgie]

I'm on a roll, and I wanted to make a note of what counts as "compliant" for this thread, since it's not exactly MWL, but close.
* No animal products, naturally
* No added fats/oils
* No nuts, coconuts, olives, avocados, seeds (except chestnuts, which have almost no fat)
* Whole grains are preferred, but small amounts of refined grains are okay; no bread or white pasta for now
* Oil-free corn tortillas (preferably whole-grain) and oil-free whole-wheat pasta are allowed
* No more than once a week, air-popped popcorn
* No juice or dried fruit, unless it's a minor ingredient in an otherwise compliant food -- NO snacking on dried fruit or juice
* At restaurants (which I don't go to often), I am required to order the healthiest thing on the menu, even if it's not what looks most attractive to me, but I'm not required to ask for substitutions of off-plan foods -- fortunately, lots of my local restaurants have whole-food vegan foods

Plan for today adjusted because I have restaurant leftovers:
B: savory oatmeal and an apple
L: leftover restaurant pasta (whole-wheat with roasted veggies)
D: brown rice sushi bowls (with marinated mushrooms, seaweed, wasabi, ginger, pickled daikon, cucumber, and shredded carrot)
S: fruits, veggies, soup, sweet potatoes

Actual:
S: cup of vegetable broth (not too hungry and wanted a hot beverage)
B:
S: Started to eat an off-plan snack and spit it out. Instead, had a handful of freshly roasted chestnuts, a small packet of oil-free whole-corn crackers, and one potato starch gummy
L:
S: chestnuts and another gummy.
D: started out well with my MWL sushi bowl, but then I started nibbling on my family's non-veg options and ended up having a moderate amount of their stuff, as well. Not great, but could've been worse. Back on track as of now. Bleah.

[Idgie]

Conversation today in Costco:

Me: I'm not sure if you are out of cooking oil, since I've stopped paying attention to it.

Partner: I'm pretty sure I have plenty, and I don't use much of it anyway.

Me: Well, yeah, and when you cook for us, you've gotten really good at using the bare minimum.

Partner: And you've taught me some good techniques for doing without it entirely.

[Idgie]

Went off plan last night, but I'm back on track. However, I didn't plan today's breakfast; just ate the rest of the roasted chestnuts from yesterday and a cup of broth.


Plan for the rest of the day:
L: Mom's coming over; making pasta and roasted veggies -- hers will have butter/cheese; mine won't. Roasted the veggies without oil.
D: tacos (partner's will have ground turkey; mine won't)
S: fruit, Salmas (oil-free whole-corn crackers); veggies; four-bean salad

Actual:
S: sweet potato and four-bean salad
L: friend took mom and me out to lunch. Had oil-free pizza with veggies and tomato sauce, no cheese
S: salmas
D: salad with roasted veggies and raspberry balsamic
S: veg broth

Plan for tomorrow:
B: oatmeal and cherries
L: sweet potatoes and four-bean salad
D: sweet potatoes and salad
S: salmas, fruit, veggies

[Idgie]

Really enjoying the return of soup weather. I'm also feeling really lucky that I like the taste of potatoes and sweet potatoes with nothing on them. It makes this food plan MUCH easier.

Plan for today:
B: Soup and potatoes
L: Sweet potatoes and four-bean salad
D: Potatoes and veggies
S: Fruit, salad

Actual:
B:
L: sweet potatoes and veggie salad
S: salmas and 2 vegan gummies
D: oven fries and ketchup

[Idgie]

Plan for today:
B: soup
L: sweet potatoes and 4-bean salad
D: soup
S: soup

Actual:
B:
L:
D:
S: and a few salmas

[Lyndzie]

Hi Idgie. A while back there was a discussion the calorie density of chestnuts. You didn’t specify what type you are enjoying, so I wanted to share the info because some of them are pretty high in calorie density, and I want you to keep having success in reaching your health goals. viewtopic.php?f=1&t=57632&p=579489&hilit=Chestnuts#p579458

[Idgie]

Thanks. I'm not having any trouble at all on the calorie front (I'm losing weight steadily, and I don't care about weight loss, to be honest), but I appreciate the pointer.

[Idgie]

Getting a slow start today. It's cold. Google says 0% chance of rain; weather.com says 100% chance. The skies don't look like rain, but maybe it's coming? We'll see. [Update: around noon, the heavens opened, and it's been raining ever since.]

I usually eat breakfast around 7, but I slept in, and now it's almost 9 and I'm just sipping hot water contemplating eating. I guess I'll make a food plan and get on with my day.

Stopped myself from eating Tootsie rolls today, and then I was hugely tempted to get take-out on the way home, but I realized I was just hungry, so I ate some brown rice and the urge to go off-plan went away. Yay! Real food to the rescue.

Plan for today:
B: split pea soup
L: sweet potato and four-bean salad
D: baked potato and veggies
S: soup, apples, four-bean salad

Actual:
B: split pea soup and the first cherimoya of the season
L:
D:
S: brown rice with barbecue sauce; sweet potato gummies



Plan for tomorrow: Soup day again. I love soup.

[Idgie]

It poured last night. It woke us both up in the very early hours, and when I said, "It's pouring," my partner said, "Yeah, only one thing could make this better, but I don't think getting up and making a pot of coffee right now is a wise choice."

Plan for today:

B: Potato waffle and an apple
L: Potatoes and veggies
D: Potatoes and veggies
S: Potatoes and veggies

I am using up the batch of baked potatoes I made the other day. I cooked them a little too long, so they're drier and harder than I like. Will go back to either steaming, wrapping in foil, or paying closer attention to them while they're cooking. Probably not that last one.

Actual:
B: (and a cup of hot water with lemon)
L:
D: black bean and corn soup

[bunsofaluminum]

Isn't a steady rain just the most delightful thing though! I love lying in bed listening to it, or even hearing it in the middle of the night, it's so sleepy and drowsy. And thunder! my favorite Joe Walsh song

Now I'm craving a potato waffle and greens!

[Idgie]

Mmmm, nothing like the sound of rain!

(Of course, I'm sad about the flash floods and water damage, but still, I adore rain.)

Plan for tomorrow:
B: savory oats and an apple
L: potatoes and veggies
D: potatoes and veggies
S: soup

[Idgie]

I won't argue with anyone who says my breakfast today is weird, but it's pretty tasty. To a regular pot of oatmeal (I use a cup of dry oats to 2 cups of water) I added a handful of frozen cherries and a half teaspoon of grated ginger. It's different, but I like it.

Anyway.

Plan for today:
B: savory oats and an apple
L: potatoes and veggies
D: potatoes and veggies
S: soup

Actual:
B: oats with cherries and ginger
L: soup
D: off-plan dinner